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La châtaigneraie means a place with chestnust-trees, or a chestnust-groove, and the coat of arms is a lion that was later coloured with the golden fleur-de-lis; the ancient coat of arms of the duchy of Ile de France, because La Châtaigneraie is situated in the very heart of a royalist region that resisted violently to the republican troops led by General Hoche in the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. | La châtaigneraie means a place with chestnust-trees, or a chestnust-groove, and the coat of arms is a lion that was later coloured with the golden fleur-de-lis; the ancient coat of arms of the duchy of Ile de France, because La Châtaigneraie is situated in the very heart of a royalist region that resisted violently to the republican troops led by General Hoche in the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
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File:Chataigneraie1895.jpg|alt=Blason de La Châtaigneraie/Arms (crest) of La Châtaigneraie|The arms in a publication from 1895 | File:Chataigneraie1895.jpg|alt=Blason de La Châtaigneraie/Arms (crest) of La Châtaigneraie|The arms in a publication from 1895 |
Latest revision as of 11:34, 11 August 2024
LA CHÂTAIGNERAIE
Département: Vendée
French | D'argent au lion d'azur semé de fleurs de lys d'or. |
English | blazon wanted |
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La châtaigneraie means a place with chestnust-trees, or a chestnust-groove, and the coat of arms is a lion that was later coloured with the golden fleur-de-lis; the ancient coat of arms of the duchy of Ile de France, because La Châtaigneraie is situated in the very heart of a royalist region that resisted violently to the republican troops led by General Hoche in the late 18th century.
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